Princeton University, Department of Politics

Teaching

(Picture: From a Center for International Security Studies crisis simulation. During five one-hour rounds, attendees from the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and the Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs practiced formulating strategy.)

As preceptor* at Princeton University, I have taught the following courses:

The introductory course to International Relations, held jointly by the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School. Topics include: Theoretical paradigms of IR, the international politics of trade, liberalization and embedded liberalism, war, terrorism, and the future of international relations.

Crisis Simulation, Fall 2018: Adviser to the Russia Executive team in simulation centered on the outbreak of conflict in the Caucasus.

In crisis simulations, students were a mix of United States Military Academy cadets, Naval Academy midshipmen, Woodrow Wilson School MPP and MPA, and undergraduate students. Grand Strategy simulations were limited to Woodrow Wilson School students.

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Together with Cory Isaacs, I am in 2018-2019 organizing the Crisis and Grand Strategy Simulations of the Center for International Security Studies. Together with Audrey Wong, I was in 2017-2018 organizing the Security Studies Colloquium. This series brings scholars working at the intersection of social science and policy to Princeton to speak about their work in a small seminar attended by graduate students and faculty. The series’ goal is “to bring in speakers whose work demonstrates the value of using rigorous social science to inform debate over pressing policy issues.”

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*Preceptor: Preceptor is the term used for graduate students assisting faculty in teaching at Princeton. A typical division of labor for PhD-level courses is two lectures per week held by the faculty member, and one “precept” session done by the preceptor. Both the faculty member and the preceptor hold office hours and take part in grading. In Quantitative Analysis IV, there was no weekly precept.